Background
Walton, William C. was born on April 7, 1924 in Trenton, Missouri, United States. Son of Clarence C. and Irene (Lovel) Walton.
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William C. Walton
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Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Lawrence Institute Technology, 1948; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1950-1952; postgraduate, Ohio State University, 1954-1956; postgraduate, Indiana U., 1942.
Career
Civil engineer, United States Bureau Reclamation, 1948-1949;
hydraulic engineer, United States Geological Survey, 1949-1958;
engineer charge groundwater research, Illinois Water Survey, 1958-1964;
professor geology and geophysics, director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964-1974;
executive director, Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission, 1974-1979;
geohydrologist, Camp Dresser and McKee, Urbana, Illinois, 1979-1981;
senior consultant, Geraghty & Miller, Savoy, Illinois, 1981-1983. Consultant groundwater hydrologist, Columbus, Ohio, 1955-1957. Water resources planning director Minnesota Planning Agency, 1967-1969.
Member of the United States national committee International Hydrological Decade, 1965-1967.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member National Water Well Association (honorary life), American Society of Civil Engineers (past chairman groundwater committee, hydraulic division).
Connections
Married Ellen Grace Shelton, June 13,1948. Children— Cynthia Ann, Louise Janet.
